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Nygaard, R. (2010). Sources of confidence in school community councils. The School Community Journal, (20)2, 137-158.
Pharis, T., Bass, R.V. & Pate, J.L. (2005). School Council Member Perceptions and Actual Practice of School Councils in Rural Schools. Rural Educator, 26(2), 33-38.
Stelmach, B.L., & Preston, J.P. (2008). Cake or curriculum. Principal and Parent Views on Transforming the Parental Role in Saskatchewan Schools. ISEA, 36(3), 59-74.